Cambridge O Level Urdu Language

Cambridge O Level Urdu — First Language (3247) / Second Language (3248)

Cambridge O Level Urdu is offered as two distinct specifications: First Language Urdu for candidates whose mother tongue is Urdu, and Second Language Urdu for candidates learning Urdu as an additional language. — Cambridge, official syllabus page

First Language Urdu (3247): Paper 1 Reading and Writing (50%) and Paper 2 Texts — Unseen Passage, Poetry and Prose with prescribed set texts (50%). Second Language Urdu (3248, source: cambridgeinternational.org/Images/634455-2024-2026-syllabus.pdf): Paper 1 Reading and Writing (50%) and Paper 2 Grammar, Writing and Translation (50%). Candidates take one specification or the other, not both, in the same series. Cambridge has already published a successor for 3248 covering the 2027, 2028 and 2029 series (721465-2027-2029-syllabus.pdf, Version 1) — it keeps the identical two-paper split and states there are no significant changes affecting teaching. This combined record's officialUrl links the 3247 document; resources declaring syllabusCodes ["3248"] specifically resolve instead to the dedicated 3248 record below (D-133).

Specifications change between examination series. Always confirm the current syllabus and assessment structure on the Cambridge syllabus page for your examination year.